成人快手

Series 1

The Beautiful Girl

An original short work for radio by Australian writer Sophie Townsend.

• 15 mins

Series 1

Hold Me in Your Light

Hold Me in Your Light. Written and performed by World Slam Poetry Champion Harry Baker.

• 15 mins

Series 1

Clearing the Bones

By acclaimed US writer Celeste Ng. A woman questions her sister's romantic choices.

• 15 mins

Series 1

Lease on Life by Laurie Penny

The things you'll do for a flat in Zone 2. A short story for radio by Laurie Penny.

• 15 mins

Series 1

Chuma by Lesley Nneka Arimah

In Lesley Nneka Arimah's specially commissioned short story something precious is lost.

• 15 mins

Series 1

The Astonishing Good Fortune of Marigold Castor by Lionel Shriver

Two fame-hungry young film-makers try make it in London.

• 15 mins

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Craters by Chris Power

A young Australian woman in Cambodia fears she might be out of her depth.

• 15 mins

Series 1

A Century of Results

It is the summer of 1999 and expectation is riding high on GCSE results day.

• 15 mins

In Loco Parentis by Jan Carson

A magical story about a doting auntie, face-painting and the importance of wet wipes.

• 14 mins

The Woodwose Wedding by Electra Rhodes

When loggers threaten their forest home, Trefor and Alan resort to unconventional means.

• 14 mins

MENopause by Karen Quinn

A young manager of a bowling alley struggles to relate to his menopausal employee.

• 14 mins

Daisy Daisy

New short fiction by Julie Ma. Read by Ruth Jones.

• 14 mins

The Suit by Colin Carberry

Following her wedding, a woman promises to buy her father a new suit.

• 14 mins

Gwen's Silver Fox

Gwen's Silver Fox. New short fiction by John Sam Jones. Read by Richard Elfyn.

• 14 mins

Motherdaughter Daughtermother by Susannah Dickey

A mother and daughter try to make it through the airport in time to catch their flight.

• 14 mins

成人快手 National Short Story Award 2018

Synsepalum

By Irenosen Okojie. A mysterious tailor makes fantastic frocks for his clients.

• 15 mins

Stay the Course by Dima Alzayat

A walk in the park brings back some uncomfortable memories.

• 14 mins

Daphne by Lucy Caldwell

The starlings have disappeared from Belfast's sky.

• 14 mins

Love Is Mortifying by Gina Donnelly

A late-night call from a wrong number leads to a conversation with a stranger.

• 14 mins

Kicha and the Unicorn

Kicha and the Unicorn. New short fiction by Hanan Issa. Read by Nina Wadia.

• 14 mins

She Named Us

As a teenager, Jimbo Doyle was a bass player in a punk band destined for fame.

• 14 mins

Acousmatic by Manon Steffan Ros

New short fiction from Manon Steffan Ros. Read by Sara McGaughey.

• 14 mins

Mister Derek by Alice Malseed

A young woman returns to London to meet an old friend.

• 14 mins

Madwoman's Milk by Louise Kennedy

From the award-winning author of Trespasses, a new story set on Ireland's northwest coast.

• 14 mins

Joan Loves Ice Cream by Tara West

A woman in her seventies surprises her children by marrying an ice cream shop.

• 14 mins

Goosegrass by Emma Kane

A mother can鈥檛 help feeling left behind when her son announces his engagement.

• 14 mins

Boy by Clare Watson

A mother struggles to understand her autistic son.

• 14 mins

The Bubble Bursts

The Bubble Bursts by Alex Preston. In the future, a man lives through multiple pandemics.

• 14 mins

Something Borrowed

A story from Karen Campbell about love, choice and the delicate bonds of family.

• 14 mins

Hearing Aids by Roddy Doyle

Misunderstandings and miscommunications on a car journey in Dublin.

• 14 mins